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| Planning and Managing Business Strategy: Bases of Competitive Advantage |
| Course Status: | Released |
| Course Language: | English |
| Course Duration: | 3 Hours |
| Deployment Options: | Online, Interactive CDs, Network, Downloads, Intranet |
| Audience |
| Managers, prospective managers, and any other employees seeking advanced competency in the area of business strategy |
| Prerequisites |
| An understanding of the basic principles of business strategy |
| Course Aim |
| To provide the learner with an overview of the theory of competitive advantage |
| Learning Objectives |
| Explain why a company needs to evaluate its own current strategy. Explain the meaning and purpose of SWOT analysis. Define competitive strength. Define low-cost provider strategy. Describe a differentiation strategy. Explain best-cost provider strategy. Recognize a market niche strategy. Explain the advantages of strategic alliances. Explain how firms on the offensive choose their targets and basis for attack. Define defensive strategy. Explain the term first-mover advantage. Participate in a real-life case study involving Intel and competitive advantage. |
| Topics Covered |
| Analysis of Competitive Status - Situation analysis - SWOT analysis - The value chain - Competitive strength and strategic issues - Hands-on: Strategy in action Generic Competitive Strategies - Competitive strategies: An overview - Low-cost leader strategies - Broad differentiation strategies - Best-cost provider and focused strategies Strategy Choices - Vertical integration - Cooperative strategies - Offensive strategies - Defensive strategies and first-mover advantages Case Study: Intel - The rise of Intel - From number ten to number one - DecisionPath: Building Intel |